Justices Won't Review If NJ Wage Laws Exclude Immigrants

By Max Kutner

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to review a New Jersey high court ruling that allows unauthorized immigrant workers to pursue claims under the state's wage-and-hour laws.

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Pot Co. Balks At NJ Union Rule Requiring Labor Peace Pact

By Jonathan Capriel

A Jersey City dispensary that once proudly recognized its workers' union is now suing it and the New Jersey cannabis commission, seeking a federal court order Monday saying the state cannot require a labor peace agreement between cannabis operators and their employers.

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Burger King Says Ex-Franchisee Infringed With 'Jumbo King'

By David Minsky

Burger King is asking a Florida federal court to shut down three competing restaurants in New Jersey for alleged trademark infringement, claiming that the shops are run by a former franchisee who renamed her business as "Jumbo King" in violation of a prior settlement agreement.

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NJ Panel Tosses Geofence Warrant, Upending Robbery Case

By Parker Quinlan

A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that police were incorrectly granted a geofence warrant because their application failed to establish a "nexus" between a string of gas station robberies and a potential suspect's cellphone location data.

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Renters Seek Class Cert. For RealPage Antitrust Suit

By Isaac Monterose

A proposed class of renters asked a Tennessee federal court to certify it for its antitrust claims, saying property management software company RealPage Inc. allowed multifamily landlords to use its revenue management products for rent price-fixing.

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Justices Turn Away Case Over NLRB Remedies And Review

By Braden Campbell

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away an appeal of a Third Circuit ruling involving a number of labor issues, including the National Labor Relations Board's heightened remedies and the level of deference courts owe the agency.

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Justices Reject Deportation Risk Advice Case

By P.J. D'Annunzio

The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't examine the issue of whether defense counsel is obligated to inform noncitizen clients in criminal proceedings about the risk of deportation present in all related legal matters, including civil cases. 

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Casinos Lose Bid For 3rd Circ. Redo In Room-Pricing Suit

By Matthew Santoni

Atlantic City casino-hotels could not get the Third Circuit to go back on reviving a proposed class action accusing them of a price-fixing scheme for hotel rooms, according to a court order.

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IRS Loses Bid For Tax Withholdings In Ch. 11 Camp Sales

By Hilary Russ

A New Jersey bankruptcy judge determined on Monday that the buyers of seven summer camps owned by Simad Holdings Ltd. need not withhold taxes under rules governing the sale of U.S. property by foreign owners, overruling an objection by the Internal Revenue Service.

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Meta Smart Glasses Suit Will Test Privacy Law For Bystanders

In a consolidated suit over how Ray-Ban Meta AI smart glasses handle personal video footage, a recently proposed class of unwittingly recorded bystanders highlights questions over whether privacy laws and product disclosures adequately address the risks wearable recording devices pose to nonusers, say attorneys at Barnes & Thornburg.

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Analysis

Judge Clevenger's Intellect Defined His Time On Fed. Circ.

By Dani Kass

Newly retired Federal Circuit Judge Raymond Clevenger has an "exceptionally keen intellect" that allowed him to spot holes or new paths in cases that the parties or fellow panel members hadn't explored, his former colleagues told Law360.

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Sotomayor Warns Judges: Don't Scare Your Jurors

By Brandon Lowrey

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Monday criticized an Alabama trial court judge who frightened a pool of prospective jurors by ordering the arrest of a latecomer to jury selection, saying in a statement accompanying a denial of certiorari in the case that fear can undermine a defendant's right to an impartial jury.

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Quinn Emanuel Seeks $750K After Defeating Buzbee Suits

By Lynn LaRowe

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is seeking nearly $750,000 in attorney fees after defeating claims in Texas state court that it conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter to retaliate against prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee and two of his former clients.

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9th Circ. Pauses Rogoff's Return As Seattle US Atty

By Jack Karp

The Ninth Circuit has put on hold a Washington federal judge's decision to reinstate Roger Rogoff as Seattle's top federal prosecutor, a post Rogoff held for less than an hour before he was fired by President Donald Trump.

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Jackson Walker Deal Stalled By Standing Issue, Trustee Says

By Lauren Berg

The U.S. Trustee's Office told a Texas federal judge that its settlement with Jackson Walker LLP to disgorge fees from cases touched by scandal is on ice while a bankruptcy judge examines the watchdog's standing to seek such relief.

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Eckert Seamans Says Data Breach Harm Is Only Speculative

By James Boyle

Pittsburgh-based law firm Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott LLC told a Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday a pair of proposed class actions claiming damages from a data breach at the firm have not made specific complaints of actual harm caused by the breach and should be dismissed.

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